Does anyone else think that example was totally bonkers and out of touch? “Mary makes SIX TIMES the average US salary (according to 2014 US Census Bureau numbers). She also has a credit card balance that’s less than 2% of her annual income. We’d much prefer her over Joe, who’s making less than half of the average…

Bullshit.

Funny thing is, leaving is absolutely the opposite of what Jesus would have done.

As a condo board member, I agree. It’s such a huge pain to be chasing down dues.

As a condo board member, I’m kind of excited about this. I have no interest in dinging people who mail the check late, but we have some investor owners who just don’t pay their fees. Eventually, we move to foreclose and they pay and it starts all over. If not paying condo fees for 6 months hurt them it would save us a…

I have a 15 year mortgage on a house too. I’m trying to pay it off early. This house is a rental so I think paying it off early will lead me to finally earning income on it until I can sell it without loosing money. So it depends if you live in the house or not.

That last one definitely had some pretty obvious exceptions. Because of our family being far flung, anyone my partner hasn’t met would have excluded my grandparents.

I bought a Kindle Fire when it was on some kind of sale for $35. I’ve set it up as a photo frame with a simple photo viewer called “Quick Pic” in slideshow mode. It has ability to view photos from cloud services (I use my personal OwnCloud, Dropbox/Google Photos should work just fine). I’m planning on building a…

I bought a Kindle Fire when it was on some kind of sale for $35. I’ve set it up as a photo frame with a simple photo…

I was surprised Eric didn’t mention this in the post itself. “Other than the obvious opportunity cost of paying off debt versus investing that money for a higher return than the debt would ultimately cost you...”

Ditto. I’ve been to Montreal twice now and loved it both times. It’s a great city and pretty easy to navigate.

I’m a folder too! I just stack them and fold them in half though. I have more than one type of sock, tbh having a basket full of the same socks makes my brain twitch. I like my pairs to wear out at the same time.

I said this in an independent post, but I did “knows the first and last names of both bride and groom” which solved that. People who were involved in our lives, despite living far away, should know the name of your significant other after four years of dating.

I’m just disappointed that Amtrak dropped the sleeper train from NYC to Montreal. You used to be able to leave late evening on a Friday after work/dinner/drinks and wake up in Montreal early morning Saturday.Spend the weekend. Repeat the other direction on Sunday night and head into the office on Monday. Yes, I know…

I’ve never been to Canada at all, it’s definitely on my list. And an Amtrak sounds like an awesome way to get there.

I can second this, Montreal is a great place to visit. Not to mention much cleaner than NYC! Now I’m eager to see what Western Canada is like.

“It’s like Vegas if it were run by Ned Flanders.”

Agreed. I always heard cooking acidic food in cast iron was bad not because it’s somehow bad for you, but because it can ruin the seasoning.

I think he tries to use his voice to support women and feminism. He’s actively making an effort to learn and grow, while using his sizable platform and advantage. Sure, it never feels good to be told you’re doing something wrong, but he seems sincere and keeps trying. So, I like him.

I think it's just really rare to see a guy who sympathises and is willing to understand the issues. Like, I can't help it, I want to marry him.

8.99 from Ikea and the best French press I’ve ever used. Better then bodium. Also 8.99.

8.99 from Ikea and the best French press I’ve ever used. Better then bodium. Also 8.99.